Greater Lewisville Community Theatre

Side Man

By Warren Leight

April 17—May 3, 2009

Side Man is the comic and tender story of Clifford, a young man who looks back on his family life. Prior to leaving home, Clifford reconciles the role that he has long played as parent to his parents. Smoothly gliding between present and past, it tells the story of a time before The Beatles and Elvis, when jazzmen were as heroic as ball players and there was no shortage of Saturday night gigs. Side Man is both a tribute to the men whose lives were their music and a sober look at a family drama left in the wake of that passion.

Tickets $13 for adults, $10 for seniors (65+) and juniors (under 18).
Showtimes: Friday & Saturday nights at 8:00 p.m., Sunday afternoons at 3:00 p.m.

	Cleveland Becher (Gene) Cleveland is proud to be appearing in his fifth show with GLCT. He was last seen as Elyot Crummels in GLCT's production of Traveling Travesty. Cleveland would like to thank the cast and crew of Side Manfor all of their patience, and a special thanks to his girlfriend, Erin, for all of her love and support. "Love you babe!"
	John Paul Lewis (Clifford Glimmer) John Paul is a native Texan who has been performing in the North Texas/Southern Oklahoma area for seven years. He studied acting this past semester at the prestigious Webster Conservatory of Theatre Arts in St. Louis, MO . Side Man is John Paul's third show on the GLCT stage, having previously performed as Tulsa in Gypsy and Nathan in Counted As Dead . He would like to thank his friends and family for their love and support, and the "Wendys" for pushing him to grow as an actor.
	Rhonda Durant (Terry Glimmer) Rhonda is honored to have been given the chance to work with such a talented cast and production team, and thanks Greater Lewisville Community Theatre for putting on such a beautiful show that is both funny and tragic. Rhonda is a senior at the University of North Texas majoring in medical anthropology. Some recent performances include Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, Mary Jo in A Piece of My Heart and Gertruede Deuter in The Underpants. As always, she would like to thank her husband for allowing her to abandon him to a diet of Chic-Fil-A for six weeks.
	Joel Colquitt (Ziggy) This is Joel's ninth appearance at GLCT. He has previously been seen in Cactus Flower, Rumors, A Few Good Men, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Enchanted April. He has also appeared at Theatre Coppell in Gypsy and The Ransom of Red Chief and recently served as Board Historian at Lakeside Community Theatre where he also appeared in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare [abridged], as well as co-directing their new improv comedy troupe. He is a writer and a performer with The Dallas Comedy Consipracy , a new improv-based comedy troupe performing in the metroplex. When not acting, Joel is a paralegal in Carrollton, Texas. He would like to thank his family for support, his friends for guidance and encouragement, and God for giving him talents to play with. He would also like to apologize to Mom personally for the language she will soon hear him use. "Sorry 'bout that, Ma."
	Morgan Hillan (Jonesy) Morgan is proud to be making his GLCT premiere. You may have also seen him in McKinney Repertory Theatre 's Little Shop of Horrors as half of the cast and The Eternal Romeo and Juliet as Mercution/Marin; UNT's The Pearl as the Villager/Pearl Diver/Bandit and Fourth Wall as Cassidy; or in Sundown Collaborative Theatre's Fool For Love as The Old Man. He thanks his doting wife for her continued love and support of the pursuit of his pipe-dreams.
	Joshua Winch (Al) Joshua recently returned to the stage after a 10-year absence from theater in which he concentrated on film and television work. Most recently he worked as the executive producer on the Roach City Productions film "The Devil's Gravestone" – www.TheDevilsGravestoneMovie.com . Joshua can also be seen on the local cable show "Men Talk." He is listed on IMDB and Flixster.
	Sarah Quiroz (Pasty) Sara is making her debut on the GLCT stage. She wants to thank Erin and all her castmates for making Side Man such a wonderful experience. Sarah is thrilled to be living truthfully under imaginary circumstances once more.  Past performances include Sundown Collaborative Theatre's The Eight Reindeer Monologues (Blitzen) and multiple roles in Sundown's production of Grimm's Fairy Tales. She also worked on Rover Dramawerks ' Star Spangled Girl as an assistant to the stage manager. When she is not spending her time being a member of Sundown Collaborative Theatre, Sarah is pursuing a BA in theater performance at UNT.  She wants to thank her family for their continued support, and above all her amazing mother who has been a constant inspiration in her work as an actress. "One thing I like about jazz, kid, is that I don't know what's going to happen next. Do you?" – Bix Beiderbecke
	Erin Ball (Director) Erin is making her directing debut at GLCT with Side Man. Previous credits at GLCT include Proposals (Set Painter), Oklahoma! (Assistant Director), I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (Set Design/Stage Manager) and Traveling Travesty (Assistant Director). Erin is an alumni of the University of Central Oklahoma and the University of Connecticut.
	Tiffany Khampheenuwat Hillan (Assistant Director/Stage Manager) Tiffany is a senior at the University of North Texas with a double major in French and general studies (theatre, photography and secondary education). She is on the Board of Directors for Sundown Collaborative Theatre located in Denton, and is also Sundown's Treasurer. Tiffany has worked as stage manager for Sundown's productions of Fool For Love and Anthony Burgess's A Clockwork Orange, McKinney Repertory Theatre's Little Shop of Horrors and as assistant director/stage manager for Rover Dramawerks' The Star-Spangled Girl .
	Shawn Bundy (Sound Design)
John Damian Sr. (Technical Director & Lighting Designer) has had the pleasure of working at GLCT for nearly ten years.  John has been an avid lighting designer for many shows including To Kill a Mockingbird, The Sound of Music, Cactus Flower, The Rainmaker, Nuncrackers, Enchanted April and 84 Charing Cross Road.   He has worked sets, lights and the many renovation projects for the theatre.  John realizes that without his wife and family’s support, he would not be able to continue to enjoy this wondrous adventure.

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